PCWorld’s guide helps users navigate the overwhelming choice of approximately 250 Linux distributions by focusing on five main strains: Debian, Red Hat/Fedora, Arch, Slackware, and Gentoo.

Debian and Ubuntu are similar, but they're not the same Debian is more stable, and Ubuntu is easier to use. I'd only recommend one of them to users new to Linux. Ubuntu is based on Debian, and ...

Both Fedora and Ubuntu are great Linux distributions. Each distribution has a lot to offer various user types. Both are free to download and use. The first Linux distribution I used with any level of ...

Reinstalling Ubuntu can feel like a fresh start, but soon after, I always face the same problem: reinstalling all my apps, PPAs, and settings one by one. It takes hours, and I often forget something ...

NOTE: This article was published yesterday (30/10/2025), but due to some technical issues it went offline. Microsoft is updating the foundation of its Azure App Service for Linux by moving new ...

Ubuntu Touch is a mobile operating system designed to run on smartphones, tablets, and other touchscreen devices. It was originally developed by Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu for desktop and ...

In the past, we’ve published articles highlighting reasons to use a variety of Linux distributions—such as 10 Reasons to Use Arch Linux, 10 Reasons to Use Manjaro Linux, and The 07 Best Reasons to Use ...

Back in 2023, I wrote about why Ubuntu was my favorite Linux distribution. three years later, Ubuntu has only gotten better, adapting to new technologies, cloud computing, AI workflows, gaming, and ...

Darktable 5.4.1 has been released today as the latest stable version in the Darktable 5.4 series of this open-source, free, and cross-platform RAW image editing software for GNU/Linux, macOS, and ...

In summer of last year, we saw several laptops with new Arm-based Snapdragon X Elite processors from Qualcomm released. Many users were impressed by them, as Snapdragon laptops aren’t just fast but ...

Ubuntu 25.04 “Plucky Puffin” is now available, with Linux kernel 6.14, GNOME 48, and an improved installer and boot experience. There’s also some interesting news for fans of Arm PCs. “Plucky Puffin ...